Ararahih'urípih
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ikriv a living, a livelihood

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2025 | revised Dec 03 2014

ikriv • N • a living, a livelihood

Derivation:  ikrii-a
live-DEVERB

Derivatives (7)
ikrii "life"
ikrîish "to sit down"
ikríivka "to hold on to"
ikríivrihva "(tree) to hang over (a cliff)"
ikríivshav "(moon) to be in first quarter"
tapaspikrîish "name of a man at Eyese"
timshúkriih "bat (animal)"

  • mukun'íkriv kunikyâaheen. They used to make a living for themselves. [Reference: WB files]

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  1. kári xás vaa kunkúupha, mukuníkriv kunikyâaheen.
    And they did this, they made their living.
    Source: Chester Pepper, "Medicine for the Return of Wives" (WB_KL-52) | read full text